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Blythburgh, Suffolk
First screened 29 March 2009

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The back gardens of Blythburgh – there's archaeology in them thar trees…



The back gardens of Blythburgh – there's archaeology in them thar trees…
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The back gardens of Blythburgh – there's archaeology in them thar trees…The sun kissed archaeology in Nick and Susan Haward's (sic) garden. All the Team had to do was make sense of it…Hoy, come back! Series creator Tim Taylor spots a camera crew trying to slope off to lunch ten minutes earlyMick, Tony and Tim take a rare break from the challenges of unpicking Blythburgh's medieval past
Digging in the dense woodland sometimes made it difficult to relate the evidence found in different trenchesPart of a wall line found close to the standing remains… but how does it fit in with the overall plan?Matt with the wall discovered in his trench. At one time it was suspected to be the west end of the priory church. And then it wasn'tPart of a burial found underneath the standing priory remains – the Team suspected the skeleton dated to the Anglo-Saxon period
Pottery expert Paul Blinkhorn prepares to film a scene at a trench with not a lot in itMedieval painted glass discovered…Pottery findPottery find
Lead window cane discovered in the trenches next to the priory churchAs the Team continued their search for the East end of the church they broke out of the wooded area into much more open territoryHelen Geake perfects the 'hard hat at a jaunty angle' look. Apparently it's all the rage this seasonAhhh. The first couple of Time Team – Raysan and Brigid – on their last shoot before emigrating to New Zealand. In the background an emotional Henry reaches for a tissue
Paul Blinkhorn and Tony prepare to ask owners Nick and Susan why on earth they let Time Team loose on their gardenA pensive assistant producer Jim Mower prepares to film a scene in the incident roomWell, we know where the centre of the church is. Now if we could just work out where the east and west ends are…Archaeologist Faye Simpson proudly displays the tea cosy she nicked from catering…
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